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List of the Heads of Government of Zanzibar (1961-Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Sultanate of Zanzibar Zanzibar Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...	British protectorate
23 February 1961 to 5 June 1961		Geoffrey Charles Lawrence Geoffrey Charles Lawrence Geoffrey Charles Lawrence was acting Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 23 February 1961 to 5 June 1961.... , Acting Chief Minister	n-p
5 June 1961 to 24 June 1963		Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi Muhammad Shamte Hamadi Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi was Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 5 June 1961 to 24 June 1963 and Prime Minister from 24 June to 12 January 1964.-References:... , Chief Minister	ZPPP-ZNP
Sultanate of Zanzibar Zanzibar Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...	Self-rule granted
24 June 1963 to 10 December 1963		Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi Muhammad Shamte Hamadi Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi was Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 5 June 1961 to 24 June 1963 and Prime Minister from 24 June to 12 January 1964.-References:... , Prime Minister	ZPPP-ZNP
Sultanate of Zanzibar Zanzibar Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...	Independent
10 December 1963 to 12 January 1964		Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi Muhammad Shamte Hamadi Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi was Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 5 June 1961 to 24 June 1963 and Prime Minister from 24 June to 12 January 1964.-References:... , Prime Minister	ZPPP-ZNP	Deposed in the Zanzibar Revolution Zanzibar Revolution The Zanzibar Revolution by local African revolutionaries in 1964 overthrew the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government. An ethnically diverse state consisting of a number of islands off the east coast of Tanganyika, Zanzibar had been granted independence by Britain in 1963...
People's Republic of Zanzibar Zanzibar Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...	Independent
12 January 1964 to 27 April 1964		Abdullah Kassim Hanga Abdullah Kassim Hanga Abdullah Kassim Hanga was Prime Minister of Zanzibar from 12 January 1964 to 27 April 1964.- References :... , Prime Minister	ASP
Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar is the semi-autonomous government of Zanzibar, a part of Tanzania. It is made up of a Revolutionary Council and a House of Representatives of Zanzibar. The head of the government is the President of Zanzibar, who is also the chairman of the Revolutionary...	Semi-autonomous within Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
27 April 1964 to 21 February 1983	Post abolished
21 February 1983 to 6 February 1984		Ramadani Baki Ramadani Baki Ramadani Baki was Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 21 February 1983 to 6 February 1984.- References :... , Chief Minister	CCM
6 February 1984 to 22 January 1988		Seif Sharif Hamad, Chief Minister	CCM
25 January 1988 to 1 November 1995		Omar Ali Juma Omar Ali Juma Dr.Omar Ali Juma was Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 25 January 1988 to October 1995. From 1995 to 2001, he served as Vice President of Tanzania.- Life and career :... , Chief Minister	CCM
1 November 1995 to 15 November 2000		Mohamed Gharib Bilal, Chief Minister	CCM
15 November 2000 to November 2010		Shamsi Vuai Nahodha Shamsi Vuai Nahodha Shamsi Vuai Nahodha was the Chief Minister of Zanzibar from 15 November 2000 to November 2010, when that position was abolished. On November 9, 2005, he was reappointed Chief Minister by President Amani Abeid Karume. He is a member of the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi .-References:... , Chief Minister	CCM
November 2010 to Present	Post abolished

Affiliations

ZPPP-ZNP - Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party
The Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party was a nationalist, African-dominated political party in Zanzibar. The ZPPP, in a coalition with the Arab-dominated Zanzibar Nationalist Party , governed the island from 1961 to 1964. The party was the smallest of the three political parties on the islands...

-Zanzibar Nationalist Party
Zanzibar Nationalist Party
The Zanzibar Nationalist Party was a nationalist, Arab-dominated political party in Zanzibar. The ZNP, in a coalition with the African-dominated Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party , governed the island from 1961 to 1964....
ASP - Afro-Shirazi Party
Afro-Shirazi Party
The Afro-Shirazi Party was the union between the mostly Shiraz Party and the mostly African Afro Party in the island of Zanzibar. The formation of ASP led to the ouster of the Arabs from power with the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964. The party joined with the Tanganyika African National Union to...
CCM - Chama cha Mapinduzi
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
The Chama cha Mapinduzi is the ruling political party of Tanzania.- History :The party was created February 5, 1977, under the leadership of Julius Nyerere as the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union , the then ruling party in Tanganyika, and the Afro-Shirazi Party , the then ruling...

(Party of the Revolution)
n-p - Non-partisan

List of the Heads of Government of Zanzibar (1961-Present)

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